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Scott C Russell1, Gregg Czerwieniec, Carlito Lebrilla, Herbert Tobias, David P Fergenson, Paul Steele, Maurice Pitesky, Joanne Horn, Abneesh Srivastava, Matthias Frank, Eric E Gard.
Abstract
The appearance of informative signals in the mass spectra of laser-ablated bio-aerosol particles depends on the effective ionization probabilities (EIP) of individual components during the laser ionization process. This study investigates how bio-aerosol chemical composition governs the EIP values of specific components and the overall features of the spectra from the bio-aerosol mass spectrometry (BAMS). EIP values were determined for a series of amino acid, dipicolinic acid, and peptide aerosol particles to determine what chemical features aid in ionization. The spectra of individual amino acids and dipicolinic acid, as well as mixtures, were examined for extent of fragmentation and the presence of molecular ion dimers, which are indicative of ionization conditions. Standard mixtures yielded information with respect to the significance of secondary ion plume reactions on observed spectra. A greater understanding of how these parameters affect EIP and spectra characteristics of bio-aerosols will aid in the intelligent selection of viable future biomarkers for the identification of bio-terrorism agents.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15144980 DOI： 10.1016/j.jasms.2004.02.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Soc Mass Spectrom ISSN： 1044-0305 Impact factor: 3.109